Table 2.

Factor analysis results

Dimensions		Ref	Number of items	Factor loading	Error variances	Critical Ratio	AVE	Composite reliability
Risk Communication	News media exposure	Modified from 15, 33,34,42	2	0.68	0.54	–	0.51	0.73
				0.56	0.70	8.403
	Information-gathering ability	Modified from 18,43	3	0.51	0.74	–	0.58	0.79
				0.82	0.33	8.281
				0.86	0.26	7.989
	Trust in the government	Modified from 13,44	3	0.77	0.41	–	0.64	0.85
				0.87	0.24	19.430
				0.88	0.23	17.174
	Trust in news media	Modified from 15,33,42	3	0.84	0.29	–	0.68	0.88
				0.83	0.31	17.706
				0.85	0.28	18.424
Risk Perception	Perceived severity	Modified from 43,45	4	0.82	0.33	–	0.69	0.90
	Perceived susceptibility/person & family			0.88	0.23	17.903
	Perceived susceptibility/country			0.84	0.29	16.519
	Perceived benefits			0.89	0.21	17.052
Preventive/Protective Behaviors	Mask-wearing	Modified from 13,43	7	0.81	0.34	–	0.62	0.88
	Social distancing			0.83	0.31	18.851
	Good hand hygiene practices			0.87	0.24	17.769
	Going sightseeing or travel			0.87	0.24	17.756
	Socializing with others			0.71	0.50	13.657
	Going shopping			0.67	0.55	12.667
	Visiting entertainment venues			0.77	0.41	15.026